Books For Cancer Patients: Swiat Ksiazki Employees Collect For A Good Cause

Warsaw , December 3, 2009 

The work that eight employees of the Polish DirectGroup subsidiary Swiat Ksiazki recently carried out was unusual, but it was also very helpful: within the framework of a corporate social responsibility project, they helped set up a small library and dayroom in the cancer ward at the children’s hospital in the Warsaw suburb of Miedzylesie. They painted walls and collected books. This week, the library officially opened with a short performance for the young patients. “It was such a joy to see all those seriously ill children smile for at least a couple of moments,” said Agata Platek, one of the eight Swiat Ksiazki employees, all of whom were obviously very moved.

Cancer Patients are pleades about the donation of Swiat Ksiazki Employees
By the way, not only did the children get new books but the Promotion Manager of Swiat Ksiazki, Magdalena Sniecinska, also collected more than 200 books for the hospital’s oncology centre. While marketing the book on breast cancer entitled “When It Happens to You,” which Swiat Ksiazki publishes, she had learned that the oncology centre had a very poor library.

Heike Rosener, CEO Swiat Ksiazki, was also pleased by the charitable efforts: “I’m touched that our employees voluntarily become engaged in such causes. They serve as wonderful examples for us all.”

 
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